Editor-in-chief of “Borisovskie Novosti” Fined 14:23, 16/06/2005
Today the local court of Barysau convicted editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper “Borisovskie Novosti” Anatol Bukas. According to the court decision, one of the articles by Mr.Bukas published last year contained a libel and slander against editor-in-chief of the local state-run newspaper “Adzinstva” Vera Pratasevich. (The founder of the newspaper “Adzinstva” is Barysau executive committee). The court fined the editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper 40 basic units, and also ruled to compensate Mrs. Pratasevich’s moral damages (3 million Br), Radio Svaboda informs.
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